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Testing for BRCA mutations linked to breast and ovarian cancers could become easier and more accessible with the help of artificial intelligence, potentially allowing earlier treatment.

Men with BRCA mutations responded particularly well to talazoparib – around half of patients with BRCA2 or BRCA1 defects responded to the treatment, which halted tumour growth in some cases, ...

Scientists have identified a new class of targeted cancer drugs that offer the potential to treat patients whose tumours have faulty copies of the BRCA cancer genes. The drugs, known as POLQ ...

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